Crystal and Mabel rushed upstairs and were shell-shocked by the sight that greeted them.The entire hotel suite was in shambles and the ground was completely soaked with blood.To make matters worse, there was also a human body sprawled in the middle of the room…Mabel inched over to the body cautiously and lightly pushed its head with the tip of her shoe."Mr. Hanson…" she squeaked in terror when she realized who it was.Oh no. They were doomed.Louis' face was soaked with blood and Mabel had had to really look closely at his face to recognise that it was Louis.However, what shocked her the most was the wound between his legs.His nether regions were soaked with blood and she realized that his private parts were completely mangled.Who had done this to Mr. Hanson?Besides Sebastian, Mabel could not think of anyone who could have been able to hurt Louis to this extent."Ms. Lucero… what do we do?" Crystal stammered. She was shaken to the core by the carnage before her.S
"No! That's impossible! Sebastian isn't like that! I remember that Louis was the one who wanted to attack me. Then… I think someone came in the save me…" Whitney insisted as she hit her head with her hand again, trying to desperately remember what had just happened.However, her head was throbbing and she couldn't seem to remember anything."Whitney, why are you still standing up for that bastard? Did you hit your head just now?" Crystal asked. "I'm telling you, it was Sebastian's fault. Not only did he try to take advantage of you, he also beat Louis to the brink of death!""If the Hansons blame us for what happened to Louis, our family will be doomed!" Crystal added frantically.Whitney shook her head again as she insisted, "No! No way! Sebastian didn't assault me! It was Louis! Sebastian must've beat him up to save me!""Bullshit! I think what really happened was that Sebastian was jealous that you were discussing business matters with Louis and he barged in to beat Louis up!"
The atmosphere inside the hotel lobby was somber.Dante turned to Crystal to ask frantically, "Mom, what do we do now? That bastard basically rendered Louis infertile! If the Hansons blame us, we're fucked!""I know that!" Crystal snapped impatiently before she turned to Mabel. "Do you have any ideas?"Mabel crossed her arms across her chest as the gears in her mind whirred. She then turned to Crystal to say coldly, "Mrs. Mendes, we are the only ones who have watched this video.""Yes, and?" Crystal asked in confusion."Sebastian was the one who hurt Louis and this video is proof of that. As long as we send the video to the Hansons, I don't think they will blame the Suttons," Mabel explained.Crystal frowned as she asked, "Are you suggesting to throw Sebastian under the bus?""Exactly," Mabel said with a nod."But… Sebastian did indeed save Winnie…" Crystal protested.Mabel's gaze was steady as she said, "Mrs. Mendes, now isn't the time to be sentimental. The person lying up
Mabel replied hurriedly, "Mr. Hanson, Sebastian is the one who hurt and crippled Louis! It has nothing to do with Ms. Sutton of her family! If you want to avenge Louis, then please look for Sebastian."Mabel pushed all of the blame on Sebastian, but she didn't notice Brad's eyes that were turning darker."Okay, got it. I will handle this on my own. You guys can leave," Brad said coldly, waving his hands to send them out.Mabel was stunned. She wanted to say something else but was already pushed out of the ward. "Mabel, what's wrong? Why is Mr. Hanson's face more solemtn?" Krystal asked at the door of the ward."Mom, something's off about this. I mean, Louis getting beaten like that should've set Brad off big time, right? He'd be out for blood, especially seeing Sebastian... But he seemed more wary than furious," Dante mused, his brow furrowing with suspicion.Mabel's expression mirrored Dante's concern. "You're right, but we've done our part by handing the evidence to Mr. Hanson
Sebastian chuckled. "Mr. Hanson, do you mean you wanna take revenge on me?"Brad inhaled and suppressed the anger in his heart. "Mr. Ballard, you must be kidding me. I'm just asking. I will forget about what happened this time and teach my son well. Also, my family can find the medicinal ingredients you need for you."Sebastian was surprised when he heard that. He didn't expect Brad to be able to hold himself back.Brad was indeed a cold-blooded person."Thanks, Mr. Hanson." Sebastian chuckled and continued, "Also, your son is not entirely crippled. I held back a little."Brad was shocked as he asked excitedly, "Mr. Ballard, are you serious?""Why would I lie?" Sebastian asked.Brad's forehead was filled with sweat, and his heart skipped a beat.He finally realized that Sebastian was actually testing him! If he really let his anger get the best of him and avenge his son, then his son would definitely be crippled for life!Even the entire Hanson family would be doomed."Mr. Ba
With that said, Rosalie closed her eyes and waited for Sebastian to kiss her. She looked as though she was hinting to Sebastian that he could have her.Sebastian looked at the seductive Rosalie in front of him and felt his throat tighten.Any guy would not be able to resist when such a beautiful woman was in front of them."Um, Ms. Griffin, are your lips painful or something? Need me to take a look?" Sebastian coughed and said.Instantly, the atmosphere was ruined.Rosalie glared at Sebastian and stomped. "You're such a stupid guy! I said, kiss me!"Rosalie was angry, and she wanted to kiss him badly!However, if she took the initiative to kiss him, then it might ruin her image a little.Sebastian was speechless, and he muttered, "Ms. Griffin, this isn't a good idea, is it?""Fine then. I don't wanna talk to you anymore. You're not gonna have any more chances in the future!" Rosalie groaned.Sebastian then sighed in relief. Well, it'd be better if these types of opportunities
Rosalie's words made everyone fall silent."Hm?"Stephen's face turned livid and he frowned as he stared at Sebastian and Rosalie unhappily.When he saw Rosalie hooking onto Sebastian's arm, he felt as if he had been cheated on.He thought, "What the heck! This poor dude again!""Rosalie, what are you talking about? Your marriage with Stephen was arranged by me with the Beckard family! Don't talk nonsense here!" Madison frowned and scolded unhappily.At the same time, she glanced over at Sebastian and noticed Rosalie holding his hand, which made her feel embarrassed.What would happen if the public found out that her daughter had something going on with a random guy?"Who is this?" Madison asked coldly.Rosalie raised her chin proudly and replied, "This is Sebastian, Mom. He treated Grandpa.""Sebastian? He's the one who treated Mr. Griffin Senior?" Madison was surprised, and she started to eye Sebastian up and down.She didn't expect this young man to be the doctor who cure
Madison touched her upper chest and had a sip of tea to calm herself. "Sebastian, we meet again." Stephen looked at Sebastian and gave him a cold smile. The way he looked at Sebastian felt as though he looked down on him.The memory of Sebastian and him brawling at Rosalie's birthday party still burned in Stephen's mind. He had been itching for a chance to give Sebastian a piece of his mind. Little did he expect it to come so conveniently."Mr. Beckard, all healed up?" Sebastian asked with a faint smile.Stephen's expression darkened upon hearing the question. Sebastian's audacity was beyond belief!"You dare ask? I must say, you're quite the daredevil!" Stephen retorted, his tone cold.Sebastian's calm smile only fueled Stephen's anger."Ballard, for Rosalie's sake, you'd better kneel and apologize. Then, we can forget all about what happened that day," Stephen threatened."Hmm?" Sebastian raised an eyebrow. Stephen was indeed an arrogant person!"Mr. Beckard, are you se
Sebastian threw his head back in laughter. He strode forward, standing in the center of the hall, and said coldly. "Ungrateful? How could you have the audacity to say such a thing?"Even if I'm surrounded by enemies, you Ballards can forget about making me submit! It's just death, after all. If I even blink, then I won't call myself a man!"Everyone there stared at Sebastian."How dare that brat be so cocky? If he's not punished, it'll be a disgrace to our family rules!""He should be given the death penalty!""It'll be a disaster if we just let him be, and it'll only bring trouble for our family. Please give the order, and we'll kill him at once!"The entire hall was in an uproar. Even Preston, who had been speaking up for Sebastian and Samson, sighed in resignation.Since Sebastian had already made his stance clear, Preston couldn't help even if he wanted to.Sebastian had roused the anger of everyone there, and Arnaud had closed his eyes and wasn't saying anything. He was cl
Sebastian was just about to step forward when Samson hastily waved a hand at him and said, "Sebastian, the grudges of the Ballard family from over ten years ago have nothing to do with you. Don't get involved!""But—"Sebastian's gaze sharpened as he turned to look at Milton. There was an icy glint in his eyes. Samson shook his head slightly at Sebastian. The Ballard Estate had at least ten experts at the eighth level of the Eldoria realm. At Sebastian's current level, trying to fight them would only bring him big trouble."Sebastian, one must learn how to adapt to the situation," Samson whispered into his ear using voice projection. "Today, I will exchange my legs for your and Whitney's freedom. Think of it as a payment for what I owe you and your mother."Sebastian clenched his fists tightly. He hated himself for being too weak. He couldn't even protect his own family in a place like the Ballard Estate, where many experts were gathered.However, he would never allow anyone to
"Do you accept it, Samson?" Arnaud asked harshly when he saw that Preston hadn't said anything else. He turned to look directly at Samson.Samson smiled bitterly and turned to look at Sebastian before raising his head to look at Arnaud, who was sitting high above them. He said, "Uncle Arnaud, I was the reason for everything that happened. I wish to ask you not to trouble Sebastian.""What are you talking about?" Preston was agitated. He stood up again and yelled, "There must still be an investigation about who was right and who was wrong. Why should they break your legs?"As he spoke, his eyes blazed with fury. He looked at the thin old man and said furiously, "Milton, you old bastard! How can you be so shameless at your age? Tell me! Did you embellish the story to Arnaud?""Uncle Preston!" Samson stopped him quickly and sighed slightly. "Forget it. It's my fault for bringing such huge trouble upon our family back then."I admit that I have let our family down. Since imprisoning m
As the man in the black robe yelled, the entire hall fell silent at once. The thin old man threw the black-robed old man a disgruntled look, but he returned obediently to his seat.Once the noise had died down, Preston stepped forward and swept an icy gaze over the crowd who were present. "You call yourself the elders of the family?"The monument of our ancestral dragon is right in front of you. How could you bully two young members of the family in front of it? Don't you feel any shame?"Besides, how dare you speak before Arnaud does?"After the harsh scolding they received from Preston, no one in the crowd dared to protest. Sebastian nodded involuntarily. It appeared that Preston did have influence in the Ballard family. At least no one had interrupted his scolding, including Arnaud and the man in the black robe.Preston huffed angrily and bowed to Arnaud, who sat in the middle. "Arnaud, I've brought Samson and Sebastian!"Preston went over to the chair next to the black-robe
"Sebastian, I won't be going in. Remember, don't say anything without being spoken to, and don't be impulsive!" Andreas said softly in Sebastian's ear when they reached the door to the hall. He then walked over to the crowd, which was packed on both sides of the hall.Samson and Preston walked into the hall without any change in expression. Sebastian hesitated for a moment before hurrying to catch up.When they reached the entrance, the two old men reached out to stop them and said to Preston, who was in the lead, "Preston, I'm afraid that it wouldn't be a good idea for you to go in. Everyone knows that you're biased toward Samson's family. If you get into an argument with Arnaud, then—""Nonsense!" Preston yelled furiously. He spoke in a menacing tone to the two old men. "Don't try those tricks with me. Today, I'm going to be the voice of reason. Who among you can do anything to me?"With that, he pushed them aside and strode into the hall.The two old men gazed after his ret
The Ballard Estate's resources were unfathomable as it was. Could Isabella's family be even more powerful than theirs?Sebastian clearly remembered that both he and Samson were under the Sacred Medicine Society. They even had the same mentor.The Sacred Medicine Society was above all the other mystic martial arts sects. Even the sect leaders of the Nine Sects were very respectful toward his mentor.If Samson really was from the same sect as Sebastian, then his mentor had clearly been unable to save him. Wouldn't that mean that the Sacred Medicine Society was no match for the Ballards?Wouldn't that mean that Isabella's family was an even greater entity?"If my mother's family is really that powerful, why couldn't they rescue my father? There would also be no reason to let me join the Sacred Medicine Society either, right?" Sebastian asked probingly. It seemed as if Andreas had never even thought about such questions. He smiled and shook his head. "You probably don't know about a
As they stepped out of the courtyard gate, Samson suddenly turned and lowered his voice as he said to Sebastian, "I didn't treat you and your mother well. Please don't hold it against me."Sebastian felt even more conflicted. After everything he had been through, he knew very well that there were times when one really had no choice. When Samson saw that Sebastian was looking at him with a conflicted expression, he patted him on the shoulder and gave him a warm smile. Then he took a token from Preston and walked out of the yard.They followed Preston as he walked toward the east, where there was a majestic-looking building."Why are you helping me?" Sebastian suddenly turned and asked Andreas in a low voice. Andreas glanced at him and gave him a long, cryptic smile. "Do you think I'm helping you? I'm helping myself while doing so!""Oh?" Sebastian looked at Andreas in confusion, his brow knitted. Even Rexton had mentioned that Andreas was in Arnaud's favor. Why would he need t
When Rexton and the others had gone, Preston turned to look at Samson and said irritatedly, "You little rascal. Would I ever hurt you?"Besides, you've been here in isolation for ten years. Why hasn't your temper changed at all? Couldn't you show me some respect in front of all those people?"Samson glanced at Preston but didn't answer.Preston huffed and ignored him. He turned and looked Sebastian up and down instead."Hey, kiddo. Over ten years have passed in just the blink of an eye. You've probably forgotten me. I even gave you candy back then! Come over here and call me Great Uncle Preston!"Sebastian looked at him in surprise. It was true that he didn't have much of an impression of what had happened over ten years ago. However, he could tell from what Preston had said and done that his attitude toward Sebastian's family was completely different from Rexton and the others.Beside Sebastian, Andreas kept shooting him meaningful looks. Sebastian finally smiled and said, "Hell
Although the old man looked as if he was over 60 years old, his expression was sharp and lively, and his skin was smooth as a baby's. It gave him a youthful air.Even the severely injured apprentices all scrambled up from the ground when they saw him. They hastily bowed and said, "Greetings, Great Uncle Preston!"Even Rexton had no choice but to suppress his anger. He bowed sullenly to the old man and said, "Greetings, Uncle Preston."Preston Ballard glanced at Rexton and turned to shout angrily at the apprentices, "If I hadn't come, were you planning to tear the Ballard Estate apart? Look at all of you! Get out of here right now!"Despite the scolding they had been subjected to, none of them dared to protest. They all lowered their heads and slunk out of the yard. Preston glared angrily at them as they went and snorted. "What an embarrassment to the family!"Then he smiled slightly and looked at Samson and Sebastian as he asked, "Samson, do you have anything to say?"Samson lo